December 1974 St Moritz, Switzerland Back in the mid 70s, schools didn’t do all the extracurricular trips they do today, and the only option was an Egyptian cruise which my folks couldn’t afford as it was three times dearer than my sister’s skiing trip to Austria. She enjoyed it so much she blagged herself onContinue reading “Not so Hot – Central Europe”
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Calamity Chicks 4.3
Helen Jackson Helen rarely questioned her lot in life – it was what it was. From what she could tell, her mum had to put up with a darn sight more, so she felt it her duty to support her every way she could. “I try not to treat you like a little girl, butContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 4.3”
Calamity Chicks 4.1
The fourth book in the series is Helen’s Hazard – here’s a little more about it. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Helen figures she must’ve done something really bad in a former life to end up with her family: a sneaky sister dobbing her in to their deranged dad who delights in administeringContinue reading “Calamity Chicks 4.1”
Celebrating Fathers
For years, I got quite worked up about the fact Mother’s Day is always on the shortest day of the year (not the Winter Solstice, but because the clocks move forward). And then Father’s Day is on the longest day of the year (but not when the clocks go back). For several years the SummerContinue reading “Celebrating Fathers”
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